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MorthomiersCher

It is a town of 845 residents in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Morthomiers a good place to live?

Morthomiers isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Morthomiers stand out

The one thing Morthomiers does most differently from other towns.

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Morthomiers’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Morthomiers’ story

No historic monuments in Morthomiers

The Culture ministry lists no building in Morthomiers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Table ou La Pierre de la Roche, in Villeneuve-sur-Cher, 2.5 mi away.

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The data

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Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Morthomiers are under 15, more than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns

38% of adults hold a degree, above Cher’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Ages in Morthomiers split evenly at 38.5: half are older, half younger.

38.5median age
MorthomiersCher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Morthomiers
MorthomiersCher medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–248.7%9.2%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+15%29%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education38%20%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Morthomiers has lower unemployment than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

50 jobs are based in Morthomiers, for 400 working residents (0.1 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €27,720 a year per consumption unit, above both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Morthomiers, 0.1 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6 mi away.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Morthomiers84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège VoltaireNearest collègeCollègeCollège17384%−3 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Morthomiers costs less than in Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Morthomiers recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.83/m² a month.

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Morthomiers€8.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cher median€9.78/m²
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.14 to €10.84/m² a month)
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morthomiers

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Landmarks

Nothing in Morthomiers is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Morthomiers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Morthomiers yet.

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Morthomiers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cher →
La Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Florent-sur-CherTrouySaint-DoulchardBourgesMehun-sur-YèvreLa Chapelle-Saint-UrsinSaint-Florent-sur-CherTrouySaint-DoulchardBourgesMehun-sur-YèvreMorthomiers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Morthomiers845—————
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin3,6813.1ABA+B−
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher6,4633.2C−BCD
Trouy4,0554.5BBAC
Saint-Doulchard9,6476.4B+C+C+B+
Bourges64,1866.8C+BC−C+
Mehun-sur-Yèvre6,3807.6CAC+D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Morthomiers

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Morthomiers is a commune of 845 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
845 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus
Département
Cher (18)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
18157

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.